Logo for Texas Instructional Leadership

Formative Assessment

In Leverage Leadership 2.0, Paul Bambrick-Santoyo says that lesson plans are meaningless until we define how we’ll assess the student learning. In that case, a core piece of ensuring high quality planning is locking in effective daily and weekly formative assessments. Too often, curriculum plans and assessment writers are totally separate. This is a common pitfall in planning for effective instruction, and it can limit effectiveness of even the most well written curriculum. Without clarity on and alignment to the rigor of the assessment, you risk every teacher interpreting the rigor of the curriculum differently.

TIL Formative Assessment is based on the work of Paul Bambrick-Santoyo in Leverage Leadership 2.0 and trains leaders to guide their teachers in crafting rigorous and aligned daily and weekly assessments that will support analysis of student mastery and gaps. It also trains leaders to coach their teachers to master the skills of assessment writing and analysis to ensure their continuous improvement in designing formative assessments.

If you want similar gains for your students, contact your local ESC to learn more about joining a TIL Formative Assessment Cohort.

Trainings at ESCs

TIL trainings are offered by Regional Education Service Centers (ESCs.)

Click on your Regional Education Service Center (map) to view contact information.


T-TESS Contacts Map


Region 1: Edinburg

Region 1 supports districts, campuses, superintendents, principals, assistant principals, coaches, teachers, and students with TIL trainings.

10

Districts

25

Campuses

Region 2: Corpus Christi

Region 2 supports districts, campuses, superintendents, principals, assistant principals, coaches, teachers, and students with TIL trainings.

3

Districts

26

Campuses

Region 3: Victoria

Region 3 supports districts, campuses, superintendents, principals, assistant principals, coaches, teachers, and students with TIL trainings.

8

Districts

19

Campuses

Region 4: Houston

Region 4 supports districts, campuses, superintendents, principals, assistant principals, coaches, teachers, and students with TIL trainings.

6

Districts

38

Campuses

Region 5: Beaumont

Region 5 supports districts, campuses, superintendents, principals, assistant principals, coaches, teachers, and students with TIL trainings.

6

Districts

23

Campuses

Region 6: Huntsville

Region 6 supports districts, campuses, superintendents, principals, assistant principals, coaches, teachers, and students with TIL trainings.

2

Districts

4

Campuses

Region 7: Kilgore

Region 7 supports districts, campuses, superintendents, principals, assistant principals, coaches, teachers, and students with TIL trainings.

5

Districts

40

Campuses

Region 8: Mount Pleasant

Region 8 supports districts, campuses, superintendents, principals, assistant principals, coaches, teachers, and students with TIL trainings.

6

Districts

11

Campuses

Region 9: Wichita Falls

Region 9 supports districts, campuses, superintendents, principals, assistant principals, coaches, teachers, and students with TIL trainings.

4

Districts

7

Campuses

Region 10: Richardson

Region 10 supports districts, campuses, superintendents, principals, assistant principals, coaches, teachers, and students with TIL trainings.

12

Districts

73

Campuses

Region 11: Fort Worth

Region 11 supports districts, campuses, superintendents, principals, assistant principals, coaches, teachers, and students with TIL trainings.

11

Districts

111

Campuses

Region 12: Waco

Region 12 supports districts, campuses, superintendents, principals, assistant principals, coaches, teachers, and students with TIL trainings.

18

Districts

49

Campuses

Region 13: Austin

Region 13 supports districts, campuses, superintendents, principals, assistant principals, coaches, teachers, and students with TIL trainings.

5

Districts

17

Campuses

Region 14: Abilene

Region 14 supports districts, campuses, superintendents, principals, assistant principals, coaches, teachers, and students with TIL trainings.

8

Districts

21

Campuses

Region 15: San Angelo

Region 15 supports districts, campuses, superintendents, principals, assistant principals, coaches, teachers, and students with TIL trainings.

11

Districts

14

Campuses

Region 16: Amarillo

Region 16 supports districts, campuses, superintendents, principals, assistant principals, coaches, teachers, and students with TIL trainings.

11

Districts

47

Campuses

Region 17: Lubbock

Region 17 supports districts, campuses, superintendents, principals, assistant principals, coaches, teachers, and students with TIL trainings.

8

Districts

31

Campuses

Region 18: Midland

Region 18 supports districts, campuses, superintendents, principals, assistant principals, coaches, teachers, and students with TIL trainings.

4

Districts

9

Campuses

Region 19: El Paso

Region 19 supports districts, campuses, superintendents, principals, assistant principals, coaches, teachers, and students with TIL trainings.

7

Districts

27

Campuses

Region 20: San Antonio

Region 20 supports districts, campuses, superintendents, principals, assistant principals, coaches, teachers, and students with TIL trainings.

5

Districts

35

Campuses

regional area regional area regional area regional area regional area regional area regional area regional area regional area regional area regional area regional area regional area regional area regional area regional area regional area regional area regional area regional area